Since ancient times, there has been a saying that promotions and wealth are made, and in ancient times, promotions were not only the promotion of official positions, but also accompanied by the increase of Feng Lu. But did the ancient officials really get rich because of the promotion of official positions and the increase of feng lu? Although it is undeniable that there were also officials in ancient times who were clean and self-sufficient, and who were dedicated to the people, there were also some officials who were fishy and fleshy, and they would gradually transform the power in their hands into a golden mountain and silver mountain that could be enjoyed with the promotion of official positions, so there was a saying that they would be promoted and rich.
Corrupt officials are hated by the people, but in the Qing Dynasty there was a corrupt official who lived out his own legend, and his corrupt property was comparable to the national treasury of the country at that time. And adults often appeared in the TV series of the Qing Dynasty, he played a ridiculous clown, and he would only collect silver two from subordinate corrupt officials. This is still a little different from the real Washu in history, Hezhen has been reading poetry since he was a child, his mother died when he was three years old, and he was very sensible when he lost his mother, he took the initiative to learn to read, and he also knew four dialects. When he grew to adulthood, he married the granddaughter of the governor, and his power increased greatly.
He Yan took the imperial examination, but did not pass the examination, and He Yan later became a bodyguard. He Yan was very clever, and he showed his literary talents in front of Qianlong, so He Yan was crowned as the Minister of GuanKu, and it was in this period that He Yan's super financial management ability was learned in this Guan Ku. Because of his good management, the money of the national treasury was used favorably, and Qianlong greatly praised him, and later he was once again promoted to the position of Hubu Zuo Shilang. He Yan began his own life, and soon he became a red man around the emperor with his own strength, and he was cautious so that he would be able to achieve a big cause.
Later, the governor of Yungui, Li Shiyao, was suspected of corruption, and Qianlong ordered he and Others to go to investigate. Li Shiyao was still a scholar, so it was very difficult to find out the evidence from him, but Hezhen did it, and he learned of Li Shiyao's incriminating evidence from Li Shiyao's mouth, and also gave these to the emperor, and Hezhen also made another meritorious achievement. Originally, when He Yan found out the corruption case, he should learn from corruption and learn from one another, but He Yan embezzled a lot of black money in the Case of Li Shiyao, and he also received a reward from the emperor. Washu suddenly felt the thrill of power to obtain money, and from then on, Hezhen began to fill his own pockets.
He Yan did a lot of superficial kung fu, and he was a good official of the first rank in front of Qianlong, but behind his back, he repeatedly extended his black hand to obtain a large amount of money. The difference between Hezhen and other corrupt officials is that other corrupt officials will collect the money obtained from corruption for pleasure, while although Hezhen also has pleasure, he uses most of the money in business. Soon after, the commercial empire of Hezhen was established, and according to historical statistics, during the glorious period of Heyan, he owned a total of seventy-five pawnshops, more than three hundred large and small silver trumpets, and he also had contacts with other merchants in the world.
He yan's son also married a princess, and he became a relative of the emperor, and he constantly used the power in his hands to amass wealth, and also pushed his business empire to the internationalization, and later he had more money than the national treasury. However, the Qianlong Emperor chose to abdicate early and let Jiaqing succeed to the throne, and the Jiaqing Emperor had long been unaccustomed to Hezhen, and he knew that Hezhen had done a lot of corrupt and perverted the law, but because of the existence of Emperor Taishang, Jiaqing did not act against Hezhen until Qianlong's death, Jiaqing immediately ordered his subordinates to give evidence of Hezhen's crimes, and also sent Hezhen to heavenly prison, and finally Hezhen hanged himself in prison.